The calendar is on the maker's best seller list, compared with the Sunderland version which has only managed to sell a few dozen.

Kevin Beresford came up with the idea of making calendars featuring Britain's best roundabouts.

He was scratching his head trying to find suitable presents for his clients for his digital printing business when he came up with the roundabout concept.

He has travelled the UK snapping the greatest traffic islands and this year included Newcastle and Sunderland on his list of cities.

After we featured Kevin in the Chronicle recently, Geordies have ordered thousands of calendars from his Redditch firm.

His crazy calendars have appeared on TV shows such as Top Gear, Graham Norton and even on German TV. Sky One has even run a programme about them.

The Newcastle calendar features traditional black and white stripes on its cover and 12 of the very best roundabouts - from modest brick ones to landscaped beauties and even one featuring a rowing boat on its grassy edge.

Kevin scoured Newcastle's roads and came up with his favourites, including one outside Newcastle Airport, the Civic Centre, Red House Farm, the Great North Road, Gosforth, two in Byker and even the roundabout which has now been replaced by traffic lights outside St James's Park in Gallowgate.

He also decided to produce a calendar of Sunderland which joins his list of 24 other cities from Birmingham to Basingstoke and from Stratford to Leamington Spa.

Kevin, 52, said: "I decided to make a calendar for Newcastle and Sunderland this year. The Newcastle version has shot straight into our top best sellers. It is No 3, only being beaten by Milton Keynes, nicknamed Doughnut City because of its number of roundabouts, and Swindon.

"After being featured in the Chronicle orders have been flooding in," said Kevin. "So far we have sold more than 2,000 copies. And we could double that figure.

"Many buy them as presents and some even get sent to expats. They go as far afield as Australia and America. It is a bit of home abroad."

Kevin added: "However, it is a different story with Sunderland. I don't think we have sold 200. I don't know if it is because all the Sunderland fans are depressed with their football team and are not in a fun mood to buy a calendar."

Kevin added: "We have such a big following that we have set up the UK Roundabout Appreciation Society."

Kevin has also created a book of great British roundabouts. Call Kevin on 07815 630416 or see www.roundaboutsofbritian.com